Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Chapter 2: Introduction to MFC Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals

1.1 The Microsoft Visual C++ Environment.....................................................

1.1.1 Introduction..............................................................................................

Microsoft Visual C++ is a programming environment used to create applications for the

Microsoft Windows operating systems. To use this ebook, you must have installed either

Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0.

Although Microsoft Visual C++ .Net provides two programming environments for the

price of one, in this book, we will use Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and we will cover only

Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library programs.

After installing it, to use the programming environment, you must first open it. To do

that, you would click Start -> (All) Programs -> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -> Microsoft

Visual Studio 6.0.

If you were using version 6, to open it, you would click Start -> (All) Programs ->

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -> Microsoft Visual C++ 6.

This book uses the -> arrow for the menu requests.

From now on, in this book,

Request Example Means

Edit -> Copy Click Edit then click Copy

View -> Toolbars -> Custom Click View position the mouse on Toolbars, and then

click Custom

Practical Learning: Launching Microsoft Visual C++

?? To start Microsoft Visual C++ or Visual Studio, on the Taskbar, click Start (All)

Programs -> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.